Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-10-13
HISTORY AS A READER.


HISTORY AS A READER.
We believe the U. 8. History 10 used
largely In this county a. reader, This
is one of the teachers sins Of consvsis-
sion. To teach reading successfully ws
must have variety II our reading eyer
cises-the humorous composition, the
pathetic, the matter.of.fact. the nara.
tive style. the oratorical, DO. This we
have not In history. Should teachers
have time, IL might be well enough tn
have pupils read over the lessons In
history to be recited, to ascertain their
ability to pronounce words, to compre.
hend the meaning Of subject matter,
&C., but II you have been using II a .
reader. pray do It no longer.
THE DICTIONARY AZ A sPELLnR.
We suppose the dictionary u used In
our. county considerably ~ spsllsr. -
we found II In use In Ironton when TAX
ing charge Of the school, and
also find 1t In Bellevisw filling the
same place. The use OF this book % Z
speller is . serious mistake In any
grade. It was not the design Of the
photographer that his book shouid be
used 40 . speller, hence comparatively
few Of the words in any spelling lesson
would be practical. This h especially
90, inasmuch ~ the words are arrang.
cd alphabetically, necsskitating the
pupil to spend much time on words OF
one GLASS. The dictionary should 6sin
the hands Of every pupil, from the third
reader to the highest grade, but not -
. spsller.
Note what the Aissouri Joursnl AZ
Education says about Normal Insti.
tutes: "Ws are glad to note the fact
that many Of the County Commission.
ers recognise the value of the institute
work To their teachers In . substantial
way. They allow . certain rsr cent.
increase Of grades for each weeks At
tendance. We do not think this should
be an inducsment to attend (for the
OF better preparation
should be the motive In attenuing) but
rather think It matter Of right and
principle. Interest In school work
shows itself by attendance Of institutes,
and the very fact Of such interest Ii ey-
dence of the esrnestness OF the teacher
Ior better equipment. This desire is.the
basis sofintelligsnt enthusiasm the el~-
nent that measures teaching power"
As the teachers Of Iron county know,
We have allowed no increase on ti,sir
grades for attending Normal Institutes,
but we. recognize the propriety Of It,
and shall act accordingly. II 10 our
Intention to have . "rousing'' Normal
next summer, and 70 have : member
IT the Southeast Missouri Normal
School faculty to do ct least half the
work. This year seven applicants for
failed ia their examinations
aud there is at least this number. now
aolding certificates. who " III fall nsxt
year, unless they make considerable
take this opportunity
10 give due warning.
PENMAN6HIp
[s much neglected In our schools. We
know and hear of pupils In the fourth
reader grade who can not writs. This
s one Of the teachers sins of omission.
The child should begin penmaDship
when he enters school. Before he 10
through with the nrst reader he should
be able to take his slate or 20 TO the
Dlackboar and write his spelling Ice.
,on as the teacher dictates It. IL will
not be the best course to pat PEN and
NIX into the hand Of the little ones.
Che third reader grade should use pen
ind Ink and the second reader might
10 90 Ii the teacher knew how to prop
rIy teach this. Beginning with usxt
vesk's issue We shall give few short
rticles on how to teach this subject,
Or we know that Il is the subject least
among all enumerated BY
be school law.